James 2
1 My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.
Moji bratje, vere našega Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa, Gospoda slave, ne imejte z oziranjem na osebe.
2 For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,
Kajti če pride v vaš zbor mož z zlatim prstanom in čedno obleko, pride pa tudi revež v grdem oblačilu;
3 and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;"
in se ozirate k tistemu, ki nosi elegantno oblačilo ter mu rečete: »Sédi tukaj na dobro mesto; « revnemu pa rečete: »Stoj tukaj ali sédi tukaj pod mojo pručko.«
4 is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts?
Mar niste potem v sebi pristranski in ste postali sodniki s hudobnimi mislimi?
5 Listen, my dearly-loved brethren. Has not God chosen those whom the world regards as poor to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those that love Him?
Poslušajte, moji ljubljeni bratje: »Ali ni Bog izbral revnih tega sveta, bogatih v veri in dedičev kraljestva, ki ga je obljubil tem, ki ga ljubijo?«
6 But you have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
Toda vi ste prezirali revnega. Ali vas ne zatirajo bogataši in vas vlečejo pred sodne stole?
7 and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called?
Ali ne preklinjajo oni tega vrednega imena, po katerem ste imenovani?
8 If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.
Če izpolnite kraljevo postavo glede pisma: »Svojega bližnjega boš ljubil kakor samega sebe, « delate pravilno.
9 But if you are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
Toda če se ozirate na osebe, storite greh in ste po postavi pograjani kot prestopniki.
10 A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.
Kajti kdorkoli se bo držal celotne postave in se vendar prekrši v eni točki, je kriv vseh.
11 For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law.
Kajti kdor je rekel: »Ne počni zakonolomstva, « je rekel tudi: »Ne ubijaj.« Torej če ne počneš zakonolomstva, vendar če ubijaš, si postal prestopnik postave.
12 Speak and act as those should who are expecting to be judged by the Law of freedom.
Tako govorite in tako delajte kakor tisti, ki bodo sojeni po postavi svobode.
13 For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.
Kajti tisti, ki ni pokazal nobenega usmiljenja, bo sodbo prejel brez usmiljenja; in usmiljenje se razveseljuje zoper sodbo.
14 What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?
Kaj to koristi, moji bratje, četudi človek reče, [da] ima vero, nima pa del? Mar ga lahko vera reši?
15 Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,
Če sta brat ali sestra naga in brez dnevne hrane,
16 and one of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that?
in jima kdo izmed vas reče: »Odidita v miru, bodita ogreta in nasičena; « čeprav jima ne daste teh stvari, ki so potrebne telesu; kaj to koristi?
17 So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
Prav tako vera, če ta nima del, je sama zase mrtva.
18 Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.
Da, človek lahko reče: »Ti imaš vero, jaz pa imam dela. Pokaži mi svojo vero brez svojih del in pokazal ti bom svojo vero s svojimi deli.
19 You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
Ti veruješ, da obstaja en Bog; pravilno ravnaš. Tudi hudiči verujejo in trepetajo.«
20 But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.
Toda ali hočeš spoznati, oh prazni človek, da je vera brez del mrtva?
21 Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?
Mar ni bil naš oče Abraham opravičen z deli, ko je na oltarju daroval svojega sina Izaka?
22 You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
Vidiš, kako je vera sodelovala z njegovimi deli in je vera z deli postala popolna?
23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of 'God's friend.'
In izpolnjeno je bilo pismo, ki pravi: ›Abraham je veroval Bogu in to mu je bilo pripisano v pravičnost; ‹ in imenovan je bil: ›Prijatelj Boga.‹
24 You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
Vidite torej kako, da je človek opravičen z deli in ne samo iz vere.
25 In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape another way?
Ali ni bila prav tako tudi pocestnica Rahába opravičena z deli, ko je sprejela poslanca in ju odposlala [po] drugi poti?
26 For just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
Kajti kakor je telo brez duha mrtvo, tako je tudi vera brez del mrtva.
